POSTNASAL DRIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does postnasal drip mean? 

• POSTNASAL DRIP (noun)
  The noun POSTNASAL DRIP has 1 sense:

1. chronic secretion of mucus from the rear of the nasal cavity into the nasopharynx

  Familiarity information: POSTNASAL DRIP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POSTNASAL DRIP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Chronic secretion of mucus from the rear of the nasal cavity into the nasopharynx

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("postnasal drip" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

 Context examples 

Symptoms can include: • Sneezing, often with a runny or clogged nose • Coughing and postnasal drip • Itching eyes, nose and throat • Red and watery eyes • Dark circles under the eyes

(Hay Fever, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)